Outside In :: Serving homeless youth and low-income adults in Portland Oregon

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Health care, prevention and advocacy
Outside In provides health education, prevention and advocacy for clients. Last year, the Medical Clinic provided over 15,000 visits to the most vulnerable members of our community.

Community Partners
Outside In is a teaching site for Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), the National College of Naturopathic Medicine (NCNM) and the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM). These partnerships allow us to provide free or reduced-cost healthcare to uninsured and underinsured individuals.

Multidisciplinary Clinic
A coalition of medical doctors, naturopathic doctors, interns, acupuncturists and Chinese herbalists provide thousands of hours of volunteer service each year. Eastern and Western approaches to medicine meet as the naturopathic and allopathic practitioners learn from each other's disciplines and gain hands-on experience helping people in need.

Spanish Speakers
Spanish interpreters are available during all clinic shifts.
Intérpretes de Español son disponibles durante todas las horas de clínica.

The clinic's cutting edge care includes:
Diagnosis, treatment and referral
Women's health care
Physical exams
Pregnancy testing and counseling
Birth control and family planning options
HIV/STD testing and counseling
Coughs, colds, flu care
Skin problem treatment
Abscess treatment
Acupuncture/Chinese medicine
Psychiatry
Tattoo removal
Chiropractic and dental care
Oregon Health Plan assistance and advocacy

- Clients are accepted on a walk-in basis as time allows.

- Clients must meet at least one of the following criteria to be seen in Naturopathic or Medical clinics:

Under 30 years of age (regardless of homeless status)

Homeless, including couch surfing, transitional housing/shelter, camping, Dignity Village, travel with no fixed home, and living with parents or guardians (regardless of age).

- If you are 30 years of age or over and you own/rent, please visit http://www.coalitionclinics.org/ to find medical resources.
- Priority is given to those who are under 21 and homeless.
- All visits are on a sliding scale based on income. We have a $10 minimum fee. No one is refused for inability to pay.
- Some medication and labs are provided.
- We bill the following OHP insurance only: Care Oregon and OpenCard.
- For family planning and HIV services, we bill all other OHP HMOs.

We take appointments for acupuncture and tattoo removal only. All other clinics are walk-in.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Naturopathic and Conventional Western Medicine urgent care, chronic care, primary care, family planning	8:30am to 7:30pm (8:30am check-in recommended)	Noon to 2:30pm	8:30am to 7:30pm (8:30am check-in recommended)	8:30am to 2:30pm (8:30am check-in recommended)	Noon to 2:30pm
Acupuncture (Any age)	Call for an appointment
Tattoo Removal (any age)	Schedule varies monthly. Please call 503-535-3890 for an application and appointment times.

Our Naturopathic and Conventional Western Medical clinics are Walk-In only. We do our best to provide Same-Day consults for all walk-in patients. Appointments can only be booked ahead for Chinese medicine, Tattoo Removal, and Specialty care only.

The wait time for Naturopathic and Conventional Western Medical Care clinics may be up to 3 hours. We recommend checking-in at the beginning of the shift. If the clinic is full, some patients may be asked to return the following clinic shift or day.

Patients must be seen in the Walk-In clinic before being referred to Primary Care clinic.

For an Acupuncture appointment, please call 503-535-3890 between 10am and 12pm or between 3pm and 5pm Monday through Friday. The next available appointment may be 2 weeks from when you call.

To obtain test results, please call 503-535-3917 and leave your name, date of birth, and a number where you may be reached. The results line is checked twice a day and someone should return your call within 24 hours. Not all results may be given over the phone.